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Visperterminen
Visperterminen (Walser German: ''Tärbinu'') is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Visperterminen is first mentioned in the 11th Century as ''Termenum''. In 1221 it was mentioned as ''Terminum''. Geography Visperterminen has an area, (as of the 2004–09 survey) of . Of this area, about 27.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 35.8% is unproductive land. In the 2004–09 survey a total of or about 0.9% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1981 amount. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is fields and grasslands and consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1981 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality. The municipality is located in the Visp d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visp
Visp (french: Viège) is the capital of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Geography Visp lies in the Rhône valley, at the confluence of the Vispa and the Rhône, west of Brig-Glis. Visp has an area, , of . Of this area, 17.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 19.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 3.9% is unproductive land. The proposed merger of the municipalities of Eggerberg, Ausserberg, Bürchen, Baltschieder, Visp and Visperterminen was rejected by the residents.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Retrieved 17 February 2011 Coat of arms The |
Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzerland, Sion. The flag of the canton is made of thirteen stars representing the districts, on a white-red background. Valais is situated in the southwestern part of Switzerland, the country. It borders the cantons of Canton of Vaud, Vaud and Canton of Bern, Bern to the north, the cantons of Canton of Uri, Uri and Ticino to the east, as well as Italy to the south and France to the west. It is one of the three large southern Alps, Alpine cantons, along with Ticino and the Grisons, which encompass a vast diversity of ecosystems. It is a bilingual canton, French language, French and German language, German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gebidumsee
__NOTOC__ Gebidumsee (or "Gibidumsee") is a lake near Gebidum Pass in the municipality of Visperterminen, Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ..., Switzerland. External links * Lakes of Valais {{valais-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visp (district)
The district of Visp (german: Bezirk Visp, french: District de Viège) is a district in the Canton of Valais in southern Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities It consists of the following municipalities: Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Per pale Argent and Gules, two Lions rampant respectant counterchanged.'' Demographics Visp has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks German (23,373 or 87.2%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (853 or 3.2%) and Italian is the third (658 or 2.5%). There are 398 people who speak French and 12 people who speak Romansh. , the gender distribution of the population was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. The population was made up of 10,909 Swiss men (39.4% of the population) and 2,881 (10.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 11,353 Swiss women (41.0%) and 2,528 (9.1%) non-Swiss women. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltschieder
Baltschieder is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Baltschieder is first mentioned in 1224 as ''Ponczirrum''. In 1286 it was mentioned as ''Balschyedro''. Geography Baltschieder has an area, , of . Of this area, 10.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and 85.0% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Visp district, at the end of the Baltschieder valley. The proposed merger of the municipalities of Eggerberg, Ausserberg, Bürchen, Baltschieder, Visp and Visperterminen was rejected by the residents.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bürchen
Bürchen (Walliser German: ''Birchu'') is a municipality in the district of Raron in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Bürchen is first mentioned in 1307 as ''ze Birke''. In 1363 it was mentioned as ''Birkonberg'', in 1441 as ''Birchen'' and in 1755 as ''Betula''. Geography Bürchen has an area, , of . Of this area, 25.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 13.6% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Westlich Raron district. It consists several hamlets on a high terrace above the southern side of the Rhone valley. The proposed merger of the municipalities of Eggerberg, Ausserberg, Bürchen, Baltschieder, Visp and Visperterminen was rejected by the residents. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ausserberg
Ausserberg is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Ausserberg is first mentioned in 1378 as ''Leucrun''. In 1401 it was mentioned as ''mons episcopi'' and in 1523 it was ''mons exterior''. Geography Ausserberg has an area, , of . Of this area, 23.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 28.7% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Westlich Raron district, on the northern slope of the Rhone valley between the Baltschiederbach and the Bietschhorn mountain. It consists of a number of scattered settlements with the central village of Trogdorf at an elevation of . The proposed merger of the municipalities of Eggerberg, Ausserberg, Bürchen, Baltschieder, Visp and Visperterminen was rejected by the residents. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brig-Glis
Brig, officially Brig-Glis (french: Brigue-Glis; it, Briga-Glis), is a List of towns in Switzerland, historic town and Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Brig (district), Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The current municipality was formed in 1972 through the merger of Brig (city), Brigerbad and Glis.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 Together with other Alpine towns, Brig-Glis engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. Brig-Glis was awarded Alpine Town of the Year 2008. The official language of Brig is (the Swiss variety of Standard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibidumsee2 ("Stausee Gebidem"), a reservoir at Naters
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Gibidumsee may refer to two lakes in the canton of Valais, Switzerland: *Gebidumsee, a natural lake at Visperterminen *Stausee Gibidum __NOTOC__ Stausee Gibidum (''Gibidum reservoir'' or "Stausee Gebidem") is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km², shared by the municipalities of Naters and Riederalp. The construction of Gebidem dam was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eggerberg
Eggerberg is a village and municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Eggerberg, the municipality includes the settlements of Berg, Eggen, Finnen, Mühlackern and Wirmschland. History Eggerberg is first mentioned in 1307 as ''Eccun''. Geography Eggerberg has an area, , of . Of this area, 15.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 56.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 22.9% is unproductive land. The municipality is located on the slopes above the northern Rhone valley, near Visp. It consists of the village of Eggerberg and the hamlets of Mühlackern, Wirmschland, Berg, Eggen and summer only settlement of Finnen. The proposed merger of the municipalities of Eggerberg, Ausserberg, Bürchen, Baltschieder, Visp and Visperterminen was rejected by the residents. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staldenried
Staldenried is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Staldenried is first mentioned in 1389 as ''am ryede''. In 1638 it was mentioned as ''Stalden Riedt''. Geography Staldenried has an area, , of . Of this area, 23.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 31.7% is unproductive land. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Argent, a Pine tree Vert trunked and eradicated proper between two Trefoils of the second.'' Demographics Staldenried has a population () of . , 1.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals.Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Superweb database ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeneggen
Zeneggen is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Geography Zeneggen has an area, , of . Of this area, 22.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 69.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 4.5% is unproductive land. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Or, on a Pile wavy inverted Vert two Chevronels inverted Argent and on a chief of the last two Lions rampant reguardant Gules.'' Demographics Zeneggen has a population () of . , 2.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals.Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Superweb database – Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008 Retrieved 19 June 2010 Over the last 10 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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